The osu – outcasts – wish to be accepted into the new faith, and the church becomes a battleground for their sanctuary. In this social upheaval, the Things Fall Apart Chapter 18 Quiz examines the temperature of the sacred python event. See if you remember what happened to the converts.
Things Fall Apart Chapter 18 Quiz Questions
- What major conflict arises in Chapter 18?
- Where is the missionaries’ church built?
- Why do the villagers believe the church will be destroyed?
- How long do the villagers expect the church to last on the Evil Forest?
- What happens after twenty-eight days of the church’s presence?
- What does the survival of the church cause among the people?
- What effect does the church’s endurance have on the converts?
- Who joins the Christian faith after the church’s survival?
- How are outcasts treated in Igbo society before conversion?
- What action do the converts take to show their new equality?
- How do the villagers react to the outcasts joining the church?
- What does the inclusion of the outcasts symbolize?
- What problem soon arises between the converts and the clan?
- Who leads the Christian converts in Mbanta?
- What kind of leader is Mr. Kiaga portrayed as?
- How do the outcasts prove their loyalty to the church?
- What event causes deep offense to the clan?
- What is the python considered in Mbanta?
- Who is the deity associated with the python?
- How does the clan usually react to harming the python?
- What does the killing of the python represent?
- How does Mr. Kiaga respond to the python incident?
- What do the elders of Mbanta decide regarding the church?
- What reason do the elders give for not attacking the Christians?
- How does Okonkwo feel about the clan’s restraint?
- What does the incident of the python foreshadow?
- What theme is strongly highlighted in Chapter 18?
- How does Achebe use irony in this chapter?
- What divides the converts from each other later?
- What mood dominates the end of Chapter 18?